BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to anony1
Re: It's all about the Benjamins
said by anony1 :
"How many left cable for OTA television, I wonder?"
And now they are coming back due to DTV hassles, confusion.
TWC reported this in recent quarterly results. Comcast mentioned it without specific numbers.
What hassels and confusion? Hell the HD signals form OTA are better than what cable or satellite provide. And the SD signals look just as good if not better than cable/satelite. And they're FREE. How hard it is to hook an antenna to your TV? |
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S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL | Nice IM....its the cowards way out...but it was expected!
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MalibuMaxx
join:2007-02-06
Chesterton, IN
 ·Comcast
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The digital dropoff rate is much higher that analog... for those people they have to add amps and extra equipement... i.e. rotors... omnidirectional ant... etc... So thanks to this transition there still is confusion and most definity issues.
As for me I always had an amp and a huge antenna with a rotor so nothing affected me but in this area id say im a very small portion of the population around here that is "ready" for OTA signal. |
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True_But
@sbcglobal.net | reply to BF69
I live 40 miles away from the actual TV stations and 30 miles from the antennae yet I can not use OTA. Why? Because there are some mountains in between me and the signal. It would be nice though... |
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| reply to MalibuMaxx
said by MalibuMaxx  :The digital dropoff rate is much higher that analog... for those people they have to add amps and extra equipement... i.e. rotors... omnidirectional ant... etc... So thanks to this transition there still is confusion and most definity issues. As for me I always had an amp and a huge antenna with a rotor so nothing affected me but in this area id say im a very small portion of the population around here that is "ready" for OTA signal. MOST are ready. Think about it MOST people live within 25 miles of a big city. Those people need a simple indoor antenna to get channels in. People no longer getting channels in really weren't getting in those channels anyways. People think because they loss a very snowy picture they are losing something. These people SHOULD have had outdoor antenna and pre-amps and rotors in the first place.
Ok I live in a fringe area( 70 miles from Nashville ) so I need an outdoor antenna and an amp. Big deal. If you want a high quality DB 8 will run you $150-$200 and a high quality pre-amp is another $75-$100 max. What's that 2-3 months of cable service and that's basically a one time cost.
And actually you COULD build your own DB8. And for cheaper. hell right now I'm using a prototype DB2 I built and I'm watching Ch 2 out of Nashville right now( 4 PM ). A BD 2 is technically a 30 mile range antenna. Cost me $10 in parts to build plus $25 for the cheap wal-mart pre-amp. After June 12th the Ch 4 and Ch 5 signals will be stronger than Ch 2. At night I can get in Fox 17 and WB 58. Stations I supposedly can't get in according to antennaweb.org, DTv.gov and tvfool. This all of a DB2 I made with coat hangers and grill covers.
Anyone that thinks that people that watch TV OTA are LOSING out on anything is an idiot. No snow, a picture BETTER than cable. FREE HD if you have a HDTV and MORE channels. for example my local PBS stations now has 3 channels instead of one. Yeah MORE choices and a better picture sucks. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | reply to True_But
I live 40 miles from the antenna (Mt. Wilson), and get ~53 channels including subs. Fine tuning of a directional antenna + preamp is needed. I've got +1 mountain between me and a Mt Wilson.
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